Proctotherapy apparatus



May 21, 1929. o. B. SCHELLBERG 1,713,717

PROCTOTHERAPY APPARATUS Filed Feb. 2o, 1928 4 sheets-sheet 2 Maa 21, 1929 o. Bl. SCHELLBERG 1,713,717

PROCTOTHERAPY APPARATUS Filed Feb. zo, 192e sheets-sheet 5 IMA/TOR May 21, 1929. o. B. scHELLBERG i 1,713,717

PROCTOTHERAPY APPARATUS Filed Feb. 20, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 JMA/T019 lli'llllvl' will? OSCAR BQTO SC:il:ELLEE-RG;7 'OF YORK., N. Y.

PROCTOTHERAPY APPARATUS..

Application filed February 20, 1928. Serial No. 255,553.

'.iliie invention relates to improvements in a proetotlierapy apparatus for the irrigation oi the colon and the like.

Among the salient objects which the preeont invention liae in view are: To render the a p paratue more convenient olf manipulation;

to mount the partel Containing' the medicinal proparatioiui for free and uuivereal more moet to :Facilitate the handling thereof; to l0 improve the inea le ler regulatinggjthe temperature of the medicinal preparation; lo provide `l'or escape ol the pjaSee formed in the containers iter the medicinalV preparations evolved by `virtue of the teinperaliires thereo'lf; and in :general to improve and render more ellieient the proototherapy apparatus.

lo the draiving'e: i

`lligpue l a front elevational vieiv oil' a portion oliY au appt atue eonetruetedi in aecordanee with this invention in Showing' the parte in one position; i

Figure 2 is al plan vieuT with the parte in positions corresponding' to the `positimis of liifure l; Y Y

Figure 3 is an end elevational view lookingr at the right oit Figure l and Showing' a fragment of the construction;

lligure 4l is a. front elevational view olf the apparatus With the parte in a difiere-nt position; Y

Figure 5 ie a plan view ot the apparatuay showing in 'full linee the parte in poeitione corresponding; to the poeitione ot Figurell and iu dotted linee positions which the 1 irte are adapted to assume in Service;

Figure 6 is a view on an enlarged scale ot a finement ol the eonetruetion, partly in elevation and partly in Seetion; y

Figure l is a plan view. partly Sectional lo and broken away oi one of the parte of the a l i pa ratue; y

Figure 8 ie au elevational vie-iv, partly eef tional, partly broken. away, of the part Slioivn in Figure 7 l5 Figure 9 is an enlarged vieiv. partly in eleration and partly eer-.tional and broken away ehouf'inpj a detail of Conetruetion and a leal'ure of the invention: v Figure l0 ie an enlarged elevational View 5o partly sectional and partly broken away. ol

a container vfor a uiedieinal preyiiaratioo illue- .tratinpg 'uieane for raieinr; the temperature thereof and the means for permittiiur the escape ot gases evolved by vapor-ization of the preparation; y

Figure ll is a side elevational view of the container' disposed in service, partly sehe matie to better illustrate the invention;

Figure l2 is a plan view ol' Figure l() illustrating the means lor permitting escape of the evolved gases in theoontainer.

Referring now more partieularly to the drawings, the invention ie illustrated as applied to a proetotherapy apparatus compris ine the customary table :720 in which the patient is; reelinedv` having a drainage ine-ane 21 (eee Figs. l and 5) 'tor the medicinal fluide alter application. The table enibodiee a plurality of lege 22 arranged in any preferred or desired fashionj and preferably of metallic tubular nature` ae oit pipes or thelile. The varioru; Containers having' medicinal fluids, or preparatione, or other liquide used in irri- ;rati `the i lent are supported on one oit the lege or other vertical member ot the tablemy and. to this; eid a bracketof any pret'erreiil or doeii-ed if rin is mounted on one of the lege or other-vertical member preferably at the end of the table and approiinately midway between the sides thereot'vin a pivotal inanner eo ae to be swung; through are ol' approximately 1800 and positioned in any desired place in its arouate path.

A i 0n the end of the bracket 23, thevarious containers for theniedicinal preparations or other liquids `are Supported.. In the drawinge there are three Containers Shown, a large conter Container 24 and two Small end eide containers 2f.' and Q6. The Center container 2l ie Supported on a horizontal support 2? extending between and mounted on vertical rods 28 and 29 positioned in spaced parallel relation. These rode, Q8 and Q9, are in turn supported on another horizontal .member 30 which ie centrally Sujriported on the end of the bracket 23 andin a pivotal manner by means suoli as a rivet or bolt 3l, which permite the horizontal member 30`and parte 'earried thereby to be rotated are a unit with .it ae an arie.. The containers ,5 and 26 are in turn pivolfallv supported on rode E28 and 29 as shown at 32 andffl respectively and may in turn rotate around Said rode as axes. llhe ronlainere as minted outabove contain the 7 7 variousl medicinal liquide for application in irrlgalion and cleaning, and the liquide may be applied to the patient through tubes 34 l and 2), in the manner already well known. As stated the liquids after application are Carried away through dra-in 2l. 110 By virtue of the above arrangement the con tainers for the fluids may be adjusted with nicety in an universal manner Within, of course7 a limited area, at the end of the table.

The containers are mounted so as to be swung around aXis Silas the axis of rotation, and this axis is in turn adaptedto be moved through an arc Vozt 180 vvitha radius corree spending to the effective length of the bracket 28. In addition the containers vand 26 are adapted to be rot-ated around rods 28 and 29 asaxes and thus all the containers may be positionedV with nicety person administering` to the patient. wie end containers 25 and 26 may also be vertically siredl, to and the pressure istered. w

ln Figures 7 to ll inclusive7 the preferred construction lof each Vend container isV illustrated. By reference to these figures7 it Awill be seen that the container comprises a body portion for the accommodation of the medicinal fluid and a `cover 36 for the body portion.l rlhe cover has associated'therewith an'electric socket? which is preferably posi# vary the height of 4the containers behind the liquids admin- Y tioned atthe center ot the Vcover and is supi l poi-ted the flange` and thence on the covergby a flange BS-Orthelilie. Thisflange is attached to the cover in any convenient fashion as vmeans of screws or other Vvf'astening,I` members. 39 extending,` Y

through lugs 40 (see Fig. l2). of the flange into the cover. The flange also has anumber 'of openings 4l establishing communication between its interior and the atmosphere and arranged in a generalcircular mannerin the flange.V ,The portion ot the cover beneath the flange is also provided With openings 42 through which vapors. orl gases Within .the container may escape" into the interior et through Vthe openings 14l5tlier'eoff Vto the atmosphere. Thus, i the vapors generatedwvithin the container by application of heat to the medicinal fluid ai'epi'ovided with an escape and no pressure maybe built up Within the container due to such: vapors or gases.. l

vThe temperature of the medicinal prepara,

tion Within the container is controlled by an electric heating unit which comprises an elongated electric bulb 43 which` is screw-threaded :into an Y elongated supporting member 44,

vvl'iich'in turn is threaded ivitliinthejsocliet SY, current being suppliedto saidbulb from said Y socket through the member 44.., Theelongated bulb- Y of the container and isnsuchl as to impart a for convenience of' the adjusted on the rods 28 and 29, it de thuspositione'd near the center ber is preferably positioned in a recess 46 at the end of the member 44 anda cap 4'? is also disposed over the end et the member 44. The ring in addition to servingV the `function. above outlined may also act to n'iaintain the bulb 43 securely in its socket. y

rElie cove-rs 36 ofthe various containers may also have-tunnels 48 with pivoted covers for `convenient opening;` and vclosing and the medicinal uids may be added: to the ycontainers 'from time' to timethroughthe tunnels as necessity arises."V The thermometer may also be inserted in a container and supported therein as from a hook l'on the invsivivellyl mounted at thev free end 'of said bracket including spaced Vvertically "extendfr'ee ends of saidrrods, sa Vcontainer supported bysaid plate ing` parallel ouide rodsya plate connecting the A side otthecover and Willindica'te the teni perature ofthe fluid Within the container. Y

-190 between said rods, a pair of rotatable bracket `ai'nis snpported for vertical adjustment on said. rods7 and containers `supportedat the outer ends of said arms.

2. rihe combination as set 'torthin clai'in l,

said containers beingf adapted to Areceive medicinal preparations, andV means in `said Vcontainers for heating the preparations contained therein, Y l f'i f i The combination as set forth in claim'l, 'aid container'sjibeing adapted Vto receive medicinal preparations, means for heating the preparations, and automatic venting means forthecontainers.V

4. rlhe combination as set o'itliin claimv l,

said'` containers being' adapted toy receive medicinalpreparations, means 4for heating "the preparations,venting Ynieinis torthe containers, `and means through which the prepaji'ations may be discharged.

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